William Roy Hicks was hurt in the crash around 5 p.m. at Highway 22 at Mack Lineberry Road. He was airlifted to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center with serious injuries, though troopers said Hicks seemed to be doing better Tuesday.

Hicks had just left the school and was making a left turn when he pulled out in front of a Honda minivan, troopers said. The driver of the minivan, Teresa Dawn Caviness, 49, suffered minor injuries and was taken to Moses Cone Hospital.